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NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA,
The County Seat Paper
poner
By H. M. L.
Man Who Says He Killed Two
Companions Will Be Brought
Here To Point Out Graves
Clarence K, Streit, an American
to
this
Preparations are under way to bring Robert E. Miller, 30,
area to point out the spot where, according to a confession he made Monbodies — last
day at San Diego, he murdered two men and buried
their
Thinking
Out Loud
newspaper man, who wrote the
book,
‘‘Union Now,“ is winning
many adherents to his plan of a
‘Federal Union of democracies, the
purpose of which, primarily, is to
away with wars as an instrument
of national policy any where on
earth, and, of course, the causes
of wars.
Frank P. Stockbridge,
former editor df The American
Press, has lately compiled a list
of answers to the questions many
people are asking about this pro
posed Federal Union.
"are:
1.
Here they
Union?”’
same general plan as union of the
48 states.
2. What is meant by a Democra.
‘cy?
A nation or state in which the
derived
authority to govern ‘is
from the consent of those govern
ed and in which the rights of man
a
is defined in our Bill of Rights are
guaranteed and
protected by the
government.
8.
Does the “Union Now” Plan
seek to unite ALL Democracies in
a Federa Union?
Eventually, yes, but not at the
outset. It proposes that a start be
made with the strongest and most
workable combination; the U.S.
C., and the six democracies of the
NaBritish Commonwealth .of
tions,
When and on what basis would
other democracies be included?
4.
The
seven
founding
democrac
ies already mentioned would from
the outset pledge themselves to
admit on equal terms the western
‘France,
democracies,
European
Belgium, Holland,
Norway,
and
Denmark as soon as. they restore
their democratic governments, and
Switzerland, Finland and Sweden,
as soon as they should cease to be
surrounded and dominated by the
se
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1941
The Gold
d Center
Strike Action Suspended Until
Union Considers New Proposal
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN LABOR CONTROVERSY FOLLOWS
‘MEETING OF NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE
AND MINE OPERATORS
expected to be in this territory to
LOWELL ELSTER
VICTOR OVER
H. W. ROBINSON
morrow to have Miller point out the
spot where he said he
buried the
bodies.
Authorities
thought
said
they
‘Miller had
story of killing
at
first
concocted the
the two,
named by
With but one small precinct still
him as Ed Walsh and Mike McGuire,
to report, returns in the Nevada Iryo forestall his return to Illinois, but
rigation
District
election
yesterday
show H. W. Robinson, incumbent assessor,
treasurer and collector,
Elster,
was
San Diego. officials believe
the sus
pect is telling the truth.
In a statement made to San Diego
officers, Miller was said to
have
claimed he shot the two men when
Indian
An amicable ‘settlement of the difficulties between the Mine Workers Protective League and Nevada County mine operators appeared likely today as a result of a conference between the league’s negotiating committee
and the mine owners yesterday afternoon.
The proposed agreement with the mine owners will be submitted to the league membership
at
a ‘'mass
meeting at the Veterans Memorial Building in Grass Valley Sunday afternoon at 2:30.
In the meantime, all strike action, including the vote scheduled to be taken today to determine whether
the strike would be upheld or rescinded, has been suspended.
we
CHAMBER
Meet in Empire Mine Office
The lightning-like change in the labor picture came following a several hour conference yesterday afternoon between the negotiating com
WILL
mittee and the operators.at the Empire Mine office.
Members of the negotiating committee said the proposed agreement
ADOPT NEW SET
OF BY LAWS
of the mine owners was acceptable to them and it is understood President.
Springs rancher.
Elster ‘polled 198 votes to 158 for
they accompanied him to assist in a
A committee to formulate a new
Robinson.
holdup, and because they were exDirectors Thomas Mulcahy, Wiltorting money from him with their constitution and by-laws of the Ne-!
liam Jaeckle, and L. Pi Singer were
vada City Chamber of Commerce was .
knowledge of his criminal record.
returned to office without opposi-,
By
coincidence men bearing the appointed at last night’s meeting of
tion.
names of Miller’s supposed victims the organization.
The new terms‘will start with the
are Grass Valley residents. MeGuire
The committee is headed by Guer-:
first meeting in March.
=>
Olney Donnelly of the league will urge its adoption Sunday afternoon.
All the mines which were to be affected by the league’s strike action
#wore represented at the meeting, in
PRESTON HOUCK.
CALLED BY DEATH
said he never heard of a Robert E.
MINERS MEETING
WILL BE HELD IN
MARYSVILLE SAT.
Miller. McGuire, however, is operating
mining
property
in
the
area
where Miller said he buried his vic
in Marysville.
Dwight
Steele
and
Fred Garrison.
. cluding the Spring Hill, Golden Cen
After the conference Donnelly said
K. Houck, 94, one of the county’s .
“everything appears bright
for:
a
oldest residents.
deceased,
Nevada County
who died at the
Guire.
The
Mon
community for the past 18 years.
the
for
before
parole
in
and
violation,
vestigation
of
his
pending a
full
final
gathering of
the
annual
election
of.
a
The
contents
The
league’s
demand
were
for
a
He was born in ‘New: York on Sepclosed shop agreement. The negotiattember 23, 1846 and came to
ing committee
Cali
members
would
not
meeting fornia 62 years ago. His occupation say whether that provision had been
dinner
officers
3rd.
story,
the chamber
of
settlement.’’
of the operators’ report were not re
this vealed, however.
meeting,
is to serve an eight year term
peaceful
Hospital in the pay
ward, had been a resident
Miller’s return to Chicago,. where he
Fred Sears Present
Preston! represent his company.
next
day, February 24th meeting will ba
and .
pire-Star Mines, Ltd., was present to
.
to
the
24th,
Idaho-Maryland
Fred Searls, president of the Em
.
“Heath yesterday came
come up for adoption at
February
Scotia,
;
.
‘
.
.
The
The constitution and by-laws will
ter,
. Empire-Star: properties.
mistaken one of his victims for McArrangements were made to delay
iifornia Hydraulic Mining Association
will be held Saturday at the Hotel
His assistants are Lam
bert Thomas,
tims. Officers believe he may have
The February meeting of the Cal
Marysviile
a
don Ellis.
on
March
was mining and
granted,
for many yedts he
Idaho Votes League’
operated a truck garden in this vicThe conference between the league ~
the procedure inity:
chamber’s busi.
The funeral services will be held negotiating committee and mine own
Several changes _ in
Attends Celio Funeral—
of
transacting
the
ers and the submitting. pttthe. operators’ proposal came one;day after
at 2 p. m. Secr
ry: WW: Esterly
pellate court justice, was in this city other chamber officials ask a full Ralston
tthe
Idaho-Maryland Mines” Corporaof the Methodist Church ofsaid water from the narrows dam for.
. ! yesterday to attend the funeral of attendance at the next.meeting when , ficiating. Interment will be ‘in the tion and Bullion’
Mine ° employees
irrigation purposes will be discussthe by-laws are adopted.
the late W. B Celio.
overwhelmingly voted in favor of the
‘Pine
Grove
Cemetery.
ed, together with other problems of
The nearest relative of the deceasleague as theim bargaining agent.
The Marysville meeting
will start;
' mutual concern to the miners and the
farmers in the valley areas. He said
several matters of intense importance
to all members will be discussed al
the
meeting also,
President George Hallock
d
of Al
leghany will preside over the meet
ing.
STOCK BROKER
GUEST SPEAKER
ATROTARY CLUB
Raglan
Tuttle.
former
superior.
‘judge of this county and now an ap
ness
will
be
contained
by-laws, Secretary H.
in
F.
the
Sofge
new at 10:30 a. m.
tomorrow at _ the
and Holmes Funeral Home with Rev, D.
Highway 20 Association
ed is a niece, Mrs. A.
land.
POS
of the Tahoe-Pacific
Highway
»
CLUB T0 GIVE
Association here February 15th and!
16th, have been completed.
The
principal
Sunday
At
Roy of Oak
Meeting Plans Complete MINERS DUMP
‘YELLOWJACKETS
IN TWO GAMES
the Idaho-Maryland properties
. the protective
league
polled
530
. votes to 223 for no union; 20 for the
. American Federation of Labor and
‘seven for the Congress of Industrial
Organization.
'
.
The’ Bullion employees gave the
i league 36. votes to three for the AFL
‘and one for no union.
.
.
Favor Six Days
The
Idaho-Maryland
employees
also voted in favor of a six day work
attraction
The Nevada City High School Yelweek instead of five days. The six
to 223
lowjackets took a double beating at day week received 555 votes
to the Nevada City Ski Course for a!
the hands of the Grass Valley Minfor the five day week.
day of fun in the snow.
The news of the apparent settleers basketball squads on the Grass
The
Nevada
City
Chamber
ment of
difficulties
between
the
Valley court last night.
The Miners won the A game by a league: and mine owners was receivProfessiona™
and
The Nace City Rotary Club at a Commerce, realizing the branes!
The Business’
5. Why is “Union Now” imperatluncheon meeting today heard Ronof the meeting here, have made elaWomen’s Club will offer vocational score of 51 to 25 and the B contest. ed with joy in this city and hopes
ive for the democracies?
are high for acceptance of the opee E, Kaehler, executive vice presiborate arrangements for the gathercounsel to the girls of Nevada City 25 to 17.
It is only by uniting with the
Scores of Nevada City basketball erators’ proposal at Sunday ‘afterdent of the San Francisco Stock Exing.
high school tomorrow afternoon at
others that any one of them can
Directors To Meet
1 o'clock.
There will be twelve fans attended the games. The Yelnoon’s meeting.
change, discuss the general subject
stand out against the combination j of “The Place of the Stock Exchange
to _ get
The program for Saturday, Febspeakers. The talks will embrace the lowjackets.could not seem
Japan,
of Hitler, Mussolini and
Mr, Kaehler ruary 15th will open with a meet-' many vocatoins which women of the started last night. The Miners took
in the Community.”
and possibly Russia.
spoke under the auspices of the Pubing of the board of directors at the club are following in this communan early lead and were never in danlic Relations Committee of the San; National Hotel at 3 p. m. A dinner, ity. The program, is intended to aid ger of being overtaken.
6. Would joining such a Union
meeting will be held in the hotel . girls in choosing for themselves a
The B contest was different, howFrancisco Stock Exchange.
involve America in war?
thag} banquet room at 7 p. m. with music’, vocation and giving them a clear out ever, the local squad holding a 14
audience
Kaehler told his
involved,
.
already
are
We
to
fit to 10 lead at half time. The Miner
while the underlying facts about the furnished by an orchestra. Follow-, line of what they must do
. ing the dinner meeting the members. themselves for the work described. offense proved especially effective
through our guarantees to Canare;
system
workings of our financial
ada and Latin America, our aid to
The speakers will be Miss Mildred during the final half. The Yellowwell known, the
more specialized: and guests will be entertained by the
ns
Britain, our defense preparatio
following
program:
clearis
Severton,
of the high school faculty, jackets were able to score three talexchange
stock
the
of
role
and—the-conscripting of an army.
1—High School Chorus under the who will discuss teaching as a prolies while Grass Valley’ made 15.
ly grasped only by a small portion
"Hie
Cathe heme ou Router Street ;
Our choice is between stopping
fession; Mrs. Azelia Burns and Mrs.
of the public. ‘‘The purpose of the direction of Mrs. Carl Libbey.
was
filled
to capacity and many were
him
ing
Hitler over there and fight
Hazel Whitford on beauty culture;
exchange would be more clearly un2—Vocal solo.
forced to stand outside when the funis
ion’
quest
The real
over here,
Mrs. Forrest Risley on
keeping
4’
derstood,’’ Kaehler said, ‘if it was:
3—Violin solo,
eral services for the late William
whether to form a Union with the
realized that markets have sprung
dress shop; Mrs. Charles Elliott on
4—-Motion pictures.
Benjamin Celio,
prominent retired
alBritish democracies or a mere
music; Mrs. Elberta Bolton on varinto being where* ever buying and
Sunday Events
merchant; were held yesterday afterliance.
selling have been conducted on a
noon.
The Sunday events will open at iety store; Mrs. Marian Skeahan on
large scale.’ He pointed
out
that ; 8:30 a. m. with a personally conlaw office work; Miss Rita HutchRev. P, J. O’Riélly officiated at
bece
eren
7, What is the diff
“this applies to other kinds of marducted tour through the mill and the inson on the Forest Service; Mrs.
‘CAIMPTONVILLE, Feb. 6.—Judge the services, which were held under
Alan
and
n
Unio
tween a Federal
kets, grain commodity and money cyanide plant of one of the deepest Pat Jackson on-commercial. electrical A. M. Cleveland
thas
been
faced the direction of the Holmes Funeral
liance?
‘exchanges, for example, as well as to mines in the United States.
work; Mrs. Mabel Legg on local opwith a jail problem during the past Home.
A flower filled room gave
difference between’ our
The
sceurities exchanges.”
Following that ‘the visitors will portunities. Mrs. Isabel Heffelfinger week. Twice during the past week, evidence of the many friends of the.
the
Federal Union of 48 states and
Kaehler next showed how stock inspect the Loma Rica Ranch race-. Will speak on public health, and occasion arose for the need of a jail deceased,
ral
League of Nations. In our Fede
exchanges, starting with their basic horse stables. .
Mrs. Robert Grant will describe the and the judge declined to order any
Following the rites at the Celio
tede
Union eqch state is represen
function as market places or securrequirements for entering the field one into the local bastile because of home, the local Elks Lodge conductAfter returning to Nevada City
power;
in proportion to its voting
ity ‘auctions’, have refined and imof private nursing.
(Miss
Phyllis the cold weather, Evidently when ed graveside services at the Pine.
the party will go to the local ski
each
ons
Nati
of
ue
in the Leag
proved their technique to the point
. Horn will introduce the speakers.
the local jail was built the builders Grove Cemetery.
course at Omega Hill on Highway 20.
ss of
state had one vote regardle
where the modern stock exchange is
presumed
that people would be good
The pallbearers were Dave RichDemonstrations will be given by ski
population. Alliances break, down as efficient as present day mechanCCC BOYS ARRIVE
during
the
cold weather and only ards, Fred Sauvee, John Darke, Ches.
experts,
including
a
small
jump,
the
sepa
of
ng
and permit the maki
ical devices, and
government and
CAMPTONVILLE, Feb, 6.—A deneed a jail in the summer time The ter Scheemer, John Tognarelli and’
running of a slalom race and_ ski
federal
the
arate peace. Under
self-regulation can make it.
tachment of 30 CCC boys from the judge, fearing that
the
prisoner William Jones.
.
technique.
As
a
finale
of
this
proarrangement, one country
union
Kaehler’s general managership of
main camp at Grass Valley arrived might get a cold or the pnenmonia,
In
respect
for
Celio,
business
gram
snow
forts
will
be
erected,
the
e
mak
in the Union could no more
the San Francisco Exchange has cohere last week to
take
up _ their will not commit anyone there in cold houses closed their doors during the
teams chosen, and-asnow
battle
State of
a separate peace than the
incided in the last two years with
quarters in the Mayo Building, and weather. Last week, when the Beck hours of the funeral.
fought.
i
the
New York could make one for
to do work assigned to them by the brothers were
numerous improvements in the techapprehended,
they
Us. A.
local
forest.
Service
department, ‘were placed in the local hotel unnical aspect of trading, and séveral
DISTRICT ATTORNEY SPEAKS
COMMITTEE MEETS TONIGHT
which work consists mainly of brushder guard, and on Friday when Trafprogressive changes in administrat-.
eagre
8. Is our joint defense
ing out telephone lines, roads and fic Officer Ponta brought a drunk
ive policy. He has represented the.
District Attorney Vernon . Stoll
an
The Chamber of Commerce comment with Canada a union or
.trails, and some regular maintendriver into court, Judge Cleveland spoke at the meeting here last night
exchange in Washington, and is remittee selected recently to plan a
alliance?
ance work of the headquarters.
garded as.an authority on securities
orreded the man to be taken to Dowof the Nevada County Branch, AssoCanfolder for fllustrating
the
recreathat
in
ance
It-is an alli
' Some of the older boys who have nieville to jail until the next day, ciation of University Women.
regulation.
i
h
tional and other advantages of Ne-. been in the organization for some
ada’s 11,000,000 population weig
stating that alcohol is put in autoThe
gathering
was
held
at
the
BE,
‘vada City will meet tonight. H. E.!
the same as our 130,000, 000. One
, time come from Louisiana, but the mobiles to keep them from freezing. M. Rector home. District Attorney _
HELD ON CHECK CHARGE
s.
Kjorlie is chairman of the comit-'
Canadian equals twelve American
bulk of the membership have just but he did not believe the same reStoll was introduced ‘wy. Mrs, Mar—
Richard Clark, 30, is held in the .
ee ns from Tennessee.
county jail here on a charge of pass"
sult would take place with a humgaret Rector.
~
9. In a Union of all 7 Democrac
ing fictitious checks. Clark was aran being in the Camptonville jail.
totalitarian powers. Other countries would be admitted on the
same basis as states have been admitted to our own union.
will be the escorting of the cn
A GIRLS ADVICE
. ON VOCATIONS
MANY ATTEND
RITES FOR LATE
WM.B. CELIO
CAMPTONVILLE
JAIL T00 COLD
ies, what voice would the United
;
States have?
A voice in proportion
to
Five
ued
on Page
Contin
our
. Camptonville Ranger Here—
In San Franciseco—
rested for Grass Valley Officers by le At Home—
Fred Garrison of this city . will
Dr. A. H. Tickell continues to be;
Ranger Frank Meggers of the
Ted LeMaire, local mini
Policeman Lionnel Davies of thts
city, He was arraigned in the Grass i Santined to his bed at home by an . umaaes oe district was a visitor leave Sunday to spend several el Is expected to telnet agupons
San Francisco, .
ee
in San Francisco,
:
[in this city today.
iliness.
Valley justice court,
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A union of democracies on ‘the
oS
October 27th.
Two Sacramento County deputy sheriffs were due to arrive in Sac*%ramento today with Miller and are
defeated by Lowell
What is. meant by “Federal
=)
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